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vikiwalden | Thursday September 06, 2012

Categories: Genres & Case Studies, World Cinema, GCSE, Hot Entries, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Drama, Film Analysis, Analysis, Children, History, War

Paper 2 | Non-Hollywood Film Synopsis 8 year old Bruno doesn’t have a care in the world as he pretends to be a plane flying through the streets of Berlin, on his way back from school. He is blissfully ignorant of the terror happening around him – Jewish families being rounded up and transported out of the city. When he returns home however, his family are preparing for a celebration. His father, Ralf, has received a promotion that means they must all leave the capital; a move that will…
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